Filler at INX

Performed at Star and Shadow Cinema at INX

Filming by Debbie Bower and Mat Fleming (Film Bee)

Edit by Mat Fleming

Review of INX

Click here to view a review of INX by Claire Rousell on a-n interface.

Filler - Set Up at INX

Filler at INX

Filler

By Paul Grimmer

Taking place at: The Star and Shadow Cinema, Monday 9^th November

Between: 4 pm and 8 pm, bookings on the day

A work for one person at a time, adapted for the theatrical setting at the Star and Shadow Cinema during the INX event.

Placing one against another…

The work plays with the senses, exploring the psychological and unseen forces operating between two bodies in space. Exposing in the gaps between a primitive desire to fill and smooth space, interrupt and control time and cover up the silence.

Originally developed and performed during an exchange with Istanbul where participants memories and fears of interrogation transformed the work. This adapted version, in an overtly theatrical setting places the spotlight on the viewer. Taking a familiar space with familiar rules and etiquette and shifting the balance of power.

INX has been organised by 25 Stratford Grove, and is taking place as part of Wunderbar Festival 2009

INX is supported by Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts.

INX

INX - Design for Event Passport

I have been working with artist Carole Luby of independent art space/artist retreat 25 Stratford Grove, to co-curate this international exchange between Istanbul and Newcastle. The event follows a successful reciprocal exchange in March 2008.

I am also working on the branding and publicity for the event, which is to be part of the Wunderbar Festival 2009. The design idea is very simple, creating an event passport, for an event, which has been overshadowed by the current home office restrictions on artists and performers entering the UK to work. We continue to keep our fingers crossed that the Turkish artists traveling here will not face any problems on their arrival.

INX is supported by an Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts award.

INX (Istanbul Newcastle Xchange)

"A unique event celebrating diversity and commonality, based around a cultural exchange between five North East based and five visiting Turkish artists: Alper Akcay, Deniz Aygun, CLAIRE, David Foggo, Paul Grimmer, Genco Gulan, Insel Inal, Funda Karakus, Carole Luby and Sally Madge.

INX will present exciting, newly developed works that investigate boundaries and thresholds, power and balance, difference and equality, manipulation and the truth.

Over two days the Star and Shadow will house a variety of performances and interventions to encourage curiosity and debate, as well hosting an open and informal discussion and a lively post-performance party with music, food, bar and surprise guest appearances!

INX is part of an ongoing series of international exchanges organised by independent art space, 25 Stratford Grove.

Supported by Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts.

Part of the Wunderbar Festival 2009"

INX - Istanbul Newcastle Exchange

In early January this year I began working with Newcastle based performance artist Carole Luby, planning a visual and performance art event to take place in July 09. We have just received a positive funding decision from Arts Council England, North East and are about to get started with planning (and re-familirising ourselves with what we said we were going to do...).

In March last year Carole, myself and 3 further North East artists - David Foggo, Sally Madge and Ilana Mitchell - traveled to Istanbul to take part in Perfomance Zamani (Performance Time), an international festival of performance art. The event we are planning in July will involve a reciprocal exchange and 5 Turkish artists will travel to Newcastle to perform here with us. The original 5 North East artists will also make new work along with 3 further invited artists, Claire, Fiona Wright and 1 further to be confirmed.

More to follow...